标题：HOWTOHAVEABETTERBRAIN、 source：brainmysteries丨byJohnBrown SianWilliamsonhowtostimulateyourmindandslowdowndeteriorationandherfascinatingdiscoveryabouttheuseofsmartdrugs。 What’sitliketoloseyourmind？Scillaknows。Daybydayandbitbyfrustratingbit，hermemoryisfailingheralthoughshestillseemsincrediblysharp。Sheoftencan’trememberwhatshe’seatingorwhethershe’stakenthedogforawalkandit’sthreateningherverysenseofself。Scillaknowswhat’shappeningtoherbecauseshe’saformerconsultantpsychiatristwhowasusedtodealingwiththementalbattlesofotherpeople。Nowshe’sfightingherown。 Itwasherdaughter，DrCatherineLoveday，whofirstspottedthesymptomsofhermother’saccelerateddecline。Catherine’saneuropsychologistattheUniversityofWestminsterandIfirstmethertwoyearsagowhileIwasstudyingforanMScinPsychology，tryingtounderstandsomeofthemysteriesofthebrain。Howdoesthisjellylikeorganprovideconsciousness？Isitsetforlifeorcanwereformitandhelpitdevelop？Aretherewayswecanhaltitsdeterioration？ First，weneedtomove。ResearchfromEdinburghUniversitysuggestsexercisestimulatesneuraldevelopment，soevenifyou’reinyour70syoucanfirenewnervecellsandsparkconnectionsbydoingsomethingassimpleaswalking。Thegeneraladviceisaround20minutesofwalking，fivetimesaweek。 Howwerelaxiskey，too。Ahealthysleeproutinemeansgoingtobedeverynightatasimilartime，withelectronicdevicesturnedoff。Ourmobilesmaybequietbutourbrainsarestillbuzzing。Sleephelpscementwhat’shappenedduringtheday，consolidatingourmemories。Equallyimportantishowwewakeup。Gradualexposuretoearlymorninglightcanchangethespeedofourthinkinglaterintheday。Ifwewakeupbadlyitcanaffectuswellintotheafternoon。 Puzzlesandbraintraininggamesareverypopularatthemomentwithclaimsthattheyimproveourminds，butsomescientistsarguethatweusuallygetbetteratwhatwepracticeandthattheskillsdon’ttransfertounrelatedbrainfunctions。We’llhavetowaitformoreresearchonthose。 83211：hrWhataboutwhatweeat？We’retoldthatfish，nutsandberrieswillboostourthinkingandthey’reallimportantforbraindevelopment。However，identifyingwhichspecificfoodmakesadifferencetoourbrainscanbetrickybecausesomanyotherfactorsareinvolved。Coffeeisastimulantandworksforsome。Icertainlydidbetteroncognitivetestsaftercaffeine，althoughitcanhavesideeffects。 Andthentherearethedrugs。OneofthemostfascinatingdiscoveriesthatImadeduringthemakingofmynewRadio4series，HowtoHaveaBetterBrain，istheuseofsocalledsmartdrugs。Theseareprescriptionpillsandonewellrespectedscientisttellsmethatsomeofherhealthycolleaguesarepoppingthemregularlytogivetheirbrainaboost。 ProfessorBarbaraSahakian，aresearcherinneurologyandpsychiatryattheUniversityofCambridge’sSchoolofClinicalMedicine，callsthemprofessor’slittlehelpersandsaysthatonedaythey’llbesocommonplacewewillgointoourregularcoffeeshopandaskforacaramelmacchiatowithashotortwoofcognitiveenhancers。Howeveryou’llhavetowaitfortheresultsoflongtermtestsbeforethesedrugsbecomereadilyavailableoverthecountry。 Andsomehaveethicalquestionsovertheiruse。Untilthen，forScillaandformanyofuswhowanttobuildabetterbrain，awalk，ahealthydietandagoodsnoozewillhavetodo。
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